Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[David Thompson]

ZA543 ‘036’ withdrawn from use today. Airframe is destined for RTP.

Only one more GR4 is due into Leeming for RTP before they shut the line down and delivery is/was due for the 3 December ?

[Integrale1]

Most of the RTP is now being done at Marham
Not sure if 036 is leeming bound or will be broke up on site

[Steven]

Monday 19th November 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134 - Currently IX(B) Sqn Tornado Retirement Scheme
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail
RAFAIR 7080 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076 - Inbound

Tuesday 20th November 2018

Nil

Wednesday 21st November 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074

Thursday 22nd November 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Currently 31 Sqn Tornado Retirement Scheme

Friday 23rd November 2018

Nil

[Steven]

Monday 26th November 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X

Tuesday 27th November 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076

Wednesday 28th November 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046

Thursday 29th November 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA601/066
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham *:* showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076

Friday 30th November 2018

Nil

[two1938]

How many left now

[Gary]

Should be 19 - GR4 =16, GR4(T) =3

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The aviation society I'm part of had a lecture at the beginning of year at Marham. It was mentioned they were expecting between 17-18 airframes to be active on the OSD. If that's still the case, 1 or 2 more to still to be withdrawn

[reaper493]

Another one this morning,

Marham 69 ZA543 after a quick supersonic run. 18 left?

Mike

[Gary]

No, Integrale1 said 036 was withdrawn last month. Looks like it was given one last flight

[Integrale1]

Yeah the frame was withdrawn at Marham with only one transit flight to Leeming allowed

036 to RTP (leeming) today.

Hopefully this is the last one to be sent for scrap, there are more fitting plans for the remaining aircraft left.

[ridgmeister]

That's good to hear Integral1. Thanks!

[two1938]

wow hope they keep them active

[Integrale1]

There is no possibility of keeping any of them active post the 31st of March
However they will mostly be going to museums/ put on display all over the UK.

[Olief22raptor]

Do you think any will be kept airworthy after being withdrawn?

[James Cutting]

I highly doubt it

[Integrale1]

Absolutely no chance of any of them remaining air worthy.

[Steven]

Monday 3rd December 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036 - To Leeming for RTP

Tuesday 4th December 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Ascot 9681 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA601/066 - Outbound
Ascot 9682 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063 - Outbound

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Nil

Thursday 6th December 2018


Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134 - Currently IX(B) Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 - RAF100 Sticker
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Currently 31 Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail

Friday 7th December 2018

Ascot 9691 showed as Tornado GR4 ????
Ascot 9692 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA449/020 - Inbound

Monday 10th December 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
RAFAIR 7081 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA613/075 - Inbound from Shader

Tuesday 11th December 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076

Wednesday 12th December 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134 - Currently IX(B) Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail

Thursday 13th December 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Currently 31 Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail

Friday 14th December 2018

Nil

Monday 17th December 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Fang 3 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Currently 31 Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail
Fang 4 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail

Tuesday 18th December 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Currently 31 Squadron Tornado Retirement Special Tail

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

[markranger]

Guess we can expect 2 more to come back from Shader and be Scrapped then pretty soon.

Mark.

[Agent K]

Do you think any will be kept airworthy after being withdrawn?

There would be no point of an Out Of Service plan and date if they were then to be kept "In Service" the whole point being to remove a whole fleet and thus a whole tranche of support cost associated with running that fleet (engineering, operational, training, support etc. etc.)

[Neil D]

Monday 3rd December 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036 - To Leeming for RTP

Tuesday 4th December 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Ascot 9681 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA601/066 - Outbound
Ascot 9682 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063 - Outbound

Wednesday 5th December 2018

ZD716 was also towed from the North side back to the HAS area on Tuesday.

Neil

[Vulcanone]

Agreed Agent K, some folk just haven't grasped that Retirement means exactly what it says on the tin